Short-term effects of air pollution on daily asthma emergency room admissions

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 802-808

  Galan I ^a   Tobias A ^b,c   Banegas, J R ^c   Aranguez E ^a  

^a Institute of Public Health   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Emergency room admissions; Pollen; Time series

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MOLECULAR SIZE; OLEACEAE; POACEAE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; URTICACEAE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLLEN; RISK FACTORS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 0242551081     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00013003     Document Type: Article

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